Rabbit Resistant Shrub etc. ?

MY friends son is suffering from rabbits eating a small shrub he has as a feature on his patio. He has tried improving his fencing, but the little monkeys are very resourceful and manage to get in.
What small and available shrub or similar would be rabbit resistant. I have suggested a dwarf bamboo or an Azalea. Any other ideas for a feature plant that Bugs Bunny won't eat?
TIA

 

My daughters pet rabbit will eat virtually any plant it can get it's efficient chops into.
Luckily she can put him back in his cage when he gets too naughty, and in his case he gets plenty of proper rabbit food.
So my best guess would be to plant some things that rabbits like much more than your chosen shrub.
They love dandelions but ovs you won't want many of those.
But just like using decoy plants in the veg plot, maybe some non too important border plants might stall Bugsy.
Another effective barrier is a good terrier patrolling the patio in the early mornings just as bunky comes round for his breakfast.
Failing that, how about a posh large and tallish tub for the said shrub?
They usually look stunning on a patio, and bugsy won't want the bovver of a climb.
Stop press.. Try a berberis, they look great, and our teefy little friends won't like the little spikes.

 

The RHS have a list of rabbit resistant plants that may be of interest.

Rabbit-resistant plants

Blackstart

 

Thanks for the RHS list @blackstart My friends son is not a gardener, so I was going to suggest a Cordyline ( Torbay dazzler ?) or a Phormium. These are available everywhere. If they are kept in a container on the patio or set into the patio, this would limit their size. Typically these are not in the RHS list, but they must be rabbit resistant?

 

As they are not on the list Harry, there's only one way to find out!
In all seriousness though, there isn't much worse than seeing a good plant chewed to rags.
Similarly, after I've spent months nursing my lovely black kale plants from seed, i cant bear seeing chewed edges.
I use fine scaffold net over them, but there is always a bit of damage.
But of course when compared to rabbit damage it's minor.
A hungry rabbit can wipe a plant out in record time. I hope you keep us posted with your results.
They tell me that rabbits were once a real menace on our allotments, but the foxes upped their game and it isn't a problem at the present time.

 

Well Jymi I am not a rabbit but the thought of chewing a phormium leave is not very appetising

 

I'd have thought your choice of plants would be fine.

Blackstart

 

Can only suggest brambles and gorse, they usually survive in rabbit country.

 

Harry
Try Euphorbia, they have some nice specimens at B & Q Wigan
Variety is Ascot Rainbow

 

Thanks @Cordy , Euphrbia is a nice plant. I'll add it to his short list of plants he may want to try

 

@shiney Now that is a lovely plant, I may get one myself!
I presume when you say popular, you mean with the gardener and not the rabbits?